Major roadway work for BART extension begins Sunday in Milpitas, Berryessa

Milpitas Post Staff

Posted:
09/05/2013 03:38:28 PM PDT

Updated:
09/05/2013 03:38:42 PM PDT

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will begin major roadway construction with various road closures beginning this Sunday, Sept. 8. The work advances the coming Bay Area Rapid Transit Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension expected to be completed by 2017.

Road closures, timing and the type of work to be done will take place at the following locations:

-Hostetter Road, between Lundy Avenue and Flickinger Avenue in San Jose. On Hostetter Road, both directions of traffic will be temporarily shifted to the north side of the roadway to accommodate the last phase of construction to trench the future BART system under the roadway. Lane modifications begin the week of Sept. 8 for a period of up to six months.

-Montague Expressway, between South Milpitas Boulevard and Capitol Avenue in Milpitas. This work will continue to have intermittent lane closures and will be reduced to one lane in each direction for an entire weekend to support project utility relocations. Lane closures begin the weekend of Sept. 13, from Friday night at 9 p.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. Sept. 16.

-Capitol Avenue, between Trimble Road and Montague Expressway in Milpitas. All traffic will continue to be shifted east with only one lane open in each direction between Trimble Road and Montague Expressway. Capitol Avenue will only have one lane open in each direction through mid-November.
Traffic impacts during the work will include the following:

-Hostetter Road motorists may experience traffic delays.

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Cyclists and pedestrians are advised to use the north side of Hostetter Road between Lundy and Flickinger avenues.

-Montague Expressway motorists are advised to use Capitol Avenue as an alternate route while Montague Expressway is reduced to one lane. Cyclists and pedestrians are advised to use the south side of Montague Expressway.

-Capitol Avenue residents and commuters travelling on Capitol Avenue should use alternate routes, including Montague Expressway (except during the weekend of Sept. 14 to 16) and Trade Zone Boulevard to avoid delays on Capitol Avenue.

VTA states all businesses are expected to remain open during construction on the BART Silicon Valley project.

BART Silicon Valley Project is a $2.3-billion, 16-mile extension of the existing BART system to Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara, which will be delivered through a phased approach. The first phase, the Berryessa Extension, is a 10-mile, two-station extension, beginning in Fremont south of the future BART Warm Springs Station and proceeding in the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Milpitas, the location of the first station, and then to the Berryessa area of north San Jose, at the second station.

VTA plans to continue project development activities for the second 6-mile phase of the project that includes a 5.1 mile-long subway tunnel through downtown San Jose, and ends at grade in Santa Clara near the Caltrain Station. Construction on the second phase of the project will commence as additional funding is secured.

For more information about BART Silicon Valley, contact VTA Community Outreach at (408) 934-2662, or visit.vta.org/bart,@bartsv or facebook.com/bartsv.